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Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya visits PGIMER Satellite Centre, Sangrur and reviews its progress
Satellite Centre to be fully functional by January 2023: Union Health Minister
Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare and Chemicals & Fertilizers Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya visited PGIMER Satellite Centre, Sangrur and reviewed its progress today.
Expressing satisfaction at the pace of the execution of the Project, the Minister stated, “With the pace at which the work is being executed, including procurement of medical devices and equipment, the Satellite Centre will be fully functional by January, 2023 and will provide a huge relief not only for the local population but for those far and wide.”
Updating about the success of the ‘free precaution vaccination drive’ launched by Prime Minister on 15th July for 75 days to mark Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, the Union Health Minister shared, “Already over 13 crore people have leveraged this facility by getting vaccinated under this initiative in one month and three days till date.” The Minister urged the people of Punjab and country in general, especially the vulnerable population, to get vaccinated in the balance of 75 days and equip themselves to face the COVID crisis.”
Lauding healthcare workers for their commendable role in containing the COVID crisis, the Minister stated, “Our country has been appreciated across the globe for two things; for COVID management by adhering to the guidelines and vaccination drive by crossing the mark of over 200 crore doses.”
Endorsing the need for ‘affordable health for all’, the Minister shared about the initiatives by the Govt. to promote generic medicines which include over 8500 Jan Aushadhi Kendras across the country which are visited over 20 lakh people daily in the country, awareness campaign by engaging with National Medical Council and launch of an app ‘Jan Aushadhi Sugam’ to make people aware about the salt in the medicine to enable them make considered choice between generic and branded medicine. The Minister also shared that ‘a Jan Aushadhi Kendra will also be opened in the Satellite Centre, Sangrur.’
The Minister chaired a meeting which was attended by Prof. Vivek Lal, Director PGIMER, senior faculty members and senior administrative officers including Sh. Kumar Gaurav Dhawan , DDA, Prof. Vipin Koushal, MS, Sh.Kumar Abhay, FA, Prof. Ashok Kumar, Addl. Medical Superintendent, PGIMER & Nodal Officer, Satellite Centre, Sangrur.
A detailed presentation was made before the Minister wherein the dignitary was apprised that the Satellite Centre, comprising a 300 bed hospital, was envisaged with an intent to reduce the overcrowding in PGIMER, Chandigarh and reduce travel time of patients.
Prof. Vivek Lal informed “Spread over a land of 25 acres, the project cost of this Satellite Centre is Rs. 449.00 crores. The phase 1 has already been executed with the construction of Temporary OPD, Guest House and Boundary Wall and Phase 2 of the execution is being fast tracked. The Satellite Centre is expected to be fully functional early next year.”
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Union Health Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya visits Ram Manohar Lohia  Hospital, reviews mock drill for ensuring COVID readiness of hospital infrastructure for COVID-19 management
Urges everyone to follow COVID Appropriate Behaviour and curb any misinformation
Large scale response seen nationwide, where Ministers and senior officials reviewed the preparations of facilities
Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare visited Ram Manohar Lohia  Hospital, New Delhi today to review the mock drill being undertaken for ensuring operational readiness of hospital for COVID19 management.
In a tweet posted by Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, he can be seen visiting the facilities and interacting with staff.
Union Health Minister took a review meeting with the state Health Ministers for the COVID-19 status and preparedness of prevention and management in the country few days back. It was decided that mock drills be conducted across the country to ensure preparedness for any future outbreaks, if any. Hence, government as well as private hospitals are undertaking mock drills today and state Health Ministers are reviewing the drills in their respective states/UTs.
While visiting the RML Hospital, Dr. Mandaviya had informal interactive session with Heads of Departments and staff. He spent some time with the doctors, nurses, heads of security and sanitation services listening to their fruitful suggestions. Suggestions revolved around quality clinical practices, measures for infection control, hospital management, sanitation processes and patient-centric provisions.
Huge response was seen nationwide, where ministers and senior officials reviewed the preparations and capacities of hospitals and facilities.
Union Health Minister has already advised States to be on alert and keep all preparedness for COVID19 management. He has cautioned against any complacency and urged everyone to follow COVID Appropriate Behavior. Dr. Mandaviya has also urged States to identify emerging hotspots by monitoring trends of ILI/SARI cases and send sufficient samples for testing of COVID-19 and Influenza; and ramping up whole genome sequencing of positive samples.
Dr Ajay Shukla, Director and Medical Superintendant, RML Hospital, and heads of various departments including sanitation were present on the occasion.
Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation
National Statistical Office  is organising Anvesa 2022
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation is organizing iconic week celebrations under Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav during 27th June-3rd July 2022. As part of the week-long celebrations, Field Operations Division of National Statistical Office  is organising अन्वेषा 2022, nationwide quiz contest on official statistics for college/university students & alumni on 27th June 2022.With the spirit of involving students in celebration of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, the event intends to promote awareness about official statistics and enlighten the young minds about various facets of Indian official statistical system.
The event at Ahmedabad is being organised at Senate Hall, Gujarat University by the State Capital Regional Office, Ahmedabad of Field Operations Division. The event will be inaugurated by Dr. Rajendra Khimani, Vice Chancellor, Gujarat Vidyapith. Quiz contest is being organised under the guidance of Shri S K Bhanawat, Dy. DG & Regional Head of the Regional Office, Field Operations Division, NSO. Shri R S Jagtap, DDG, DQAD, Dr. Rakesh Pandya, Director, Directorate of economics and statistics, Govt. of Gujarat, Shri Shakti Singh, Joint Director, NSO , Regional Office, Vadodara, Shri J S Honrao, DD, NSO , Regional Office, Ahmedabad along with other officials of NSO will also participate in the event. The quiz will be conducted by Quiz Masters Shri Jalaj Maheshwari and Shri Rishabh Barodawala. About 80 students from 40 colleges/universities of Ahmedabad along with faculty members from respective colleges/universities are likely to participate in the event. All participating students will be provided certificate of participation and exciting prizes will be awarded to the winning teams.
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Ministry of Railways
Ministry of Railways enters into an MoU with Government of Odisha for joint Redevelopment of Bhubaneswar Station as a Multi-Modal Transport Hub
East Coast Railway under the aegis of Ministry of Railways signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Government of Odisha for development of Bhubaneswar station as Multi-Model Transport Hub in New Delhi today. Chief Minister of Odisha, Shri Naveen Patnaik, the Minister of Railways and Commerce & Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal and the Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Steel, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan joined the MoU signing ceremony through Video Conferencing.
Under this MoU, Bhubaneswar station will be redeveloped as Multi-modal transport hub, jointly by Ministry of Railways and Government of Odisha. The multi-modal Hub expected to completed in three years shall have new terminal building for Railway Station, City Bus terminal, Public Car parking and other allied public utilities. Mixed use land development and Air concourse connecting both side of the Railway station.
Shri Dharmendra Pradhan said that citizens of Bhubaneswar would be greatly benefited by this project and it could become a hub for tourism in the area. The Chief Minister of Odisha complimented the Railway Ministry for coming forward to develop the project. He said it will be a world class multi modal transport hub and could be a first-of-its-kind in the country.
Shri Piyush Goyal in a statement issued for the occasion, said that the focus of Indian Railways is to improve the infrastructure to make it at par with world class level. The Minister said that he is happy that the Government of Odisha has come forward to collaborate with the Ministry of Railways to develop Bhubaneswar as a Multi-modal hub.
Ministry of Jal Shakti
NMCG Begins Clean Yamuna Campaign From 7 Ghats In Delhi
NMCG, DJB, MCD, NGOs, Schools & Colleges Participate In The Campaign
Clean Yamuna Campaign Activities To Be Organized On 4th Saturday Every Month
To mark the beginning of a Clean Yamuna campaign, National Mission for Clean Ganga  and a group of NGOs organized cleanliness drives at 7 ghats on Yamuna in the National Capital today. Students from schools and colleges also participated in the Shram Daan activities organized on the 7 ghats including Kalindi Kunj, Chhat Ghat, Nigambodh Ghat, Signature Bridge, Sonia Vihar Pushta 1, Thokar#17, Sungerpur, Thokar#18, Gandhi Nagar and Thokar#21, Gandhi Nagar. Officials from Delhi Jal Board  and Municipal Corporation of Delhi  in large numbers joined the cleanliness drive, which began at 7 am.
The NGOs which were part of the cleanliness drives include Bharatiyam, Rotary Manthan, Lahar Foundation, Tree Craze Foundation, Earth Warriors, SYA, FOY, SDNH, HYSS, YPF and Chhat Puja Samiti. Students from IMS, Noida also participated in the cleanliness drive. This will be a regular activity to be organized on the 4th Saturday of every month.
Executive Director , NMCG, Shri D.P, Mathuria took part in the event and interacted with the stakeholders, especially young students, on the importance of keeping our river clean for a better and sustainable future. He motivated the participants to become part of this Clean Yamuna movement that is gaining momentum.
The cleaning of tributaries of River Ganga, especially, Yamuna, is one of the focus areas of Namami Gange Programme. While 318 MLD STP at Coronation Pillar has been commissioned recently, 3 other main STPs on Yamuna funded by NMCG are targeted to be completed by December 2022. These include Rithala, Kondli and Okhla, which is one of the biggest STPs in Asia. This will help in preventing sewage from drains falling into Yamuna. A total of 12 projects for the treatment of 1385 MLD sewage have been taken up at a cost of about Rs. 2354 crore under Namami Gange Program in Delhi, to abate the pollution in River Yamuna.
Ministry of Jal Shakti
Central Assistance for Creation of Water Harvesting Infrastructure
Water is a state subject and the Central Government supplements the efforts of the states on water conservation and recharge, including creation of water harvesting infrastructure, through technical and financial support.
Government of India has been implementing various schemes for creation of water harvesting infrastructure. Major schemes/ programmes implemented by the Government for promoting creation of water harvesting infrastructure include Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme , Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation , Watershed Development Component of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana , 15th Finance Commission Grants, ‘Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch The Rain’ etc.
The State/UT-wise committed central assistance, release & Utilisation Certificates submitted for AMRUT & AMRUT 2.0 projects is attached as Annexure – I & II respectively. Central funds released and utilized under WDC-PMKSY are given at Annexure III and Annexure IV respectively. The state-wise details of Central Assistance given to various states and expenditure incurred under Surface Minor Irrigation  and Repair, Renovation & Restoration of Water Bodies  of PMKSY are given at Annexure-V. The State/UT wise details expenditure under MGNREGS on water conservation and water harvesting for the last three years and in the current year are given at Annexure-VI. Financial assistance of Rs. 2.00 lakh is released to each district in two installments of Rs. 1.00 Lakh each for GIS mapping of water bodies and preparation of scientific plans under JSA:CTR. The details of funds released under JSA: CTR are given at Annexure-VII.
The creation of capacity in terms of volume of water that can be stored is inter-sectoral convergence of various Central & State Government's schemes/programmes which is a continuous process.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Jal Shakti, Shri Bishweswar Tudu in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Defence
150 Bed Covid Care Centre established by Indian Navy at Khurda District In Odisha
Covid Care Centre established to treat COVID positive patients of Khurda District by Indian Navy at its ab-initio Training Establishment, INS Chilka, under the aegis of Naval Officer -in- Charge  was inaugurated by Mr SK Mohanty, District Collector, Khurda District on 07 May 21. The 150 bed isolation centre with additional 15 bed oxygen facility at INHSNivarini, the naval hospital, is all geared up for treating mild symptomatic Covid positive Patients. Dedicated doctors/ paramedical staff from the district medical authorities along with personnel from the station community will be functioning 24x7 at the COVID Care Centre to provide adequate facilities and care to all its patients.
The District Collector during his address appreciated the Indian Navy for playing a crucial role of support in the battle againt COVID-19. He also apprised that this facility for Khurda district will not only enable better treatment to the infected people, but the support from the Indian Navy will also boost up their confidence. This is a sterling example of Civil - Military cooperation towards a common aim, provide succour to COVID positive patients.
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PIB Headquarters
“Post info” – A mobile app for Door step Postal Services
Department of Posts has launched an additional service to the Customer which enables Customers to avail Post Office services at their doorsteps during COVID lockdown period by raising a request in the Department’s Mobile app “Postinfo” or through “Urgent Request for Post Services-Doorstep service” in India Post Portal. Customer can click on to request for any urgent service or can directly type the URL http://ccc.cept.gov.in/covid/request.aspx to request service.
The Customers can avail all Postal Services viz Mails, Post Bank, Savings Bank, Insurance, Financial Services. After successful submission of the request, a unique reference number will be generated to enable him/her to track the status of the request.
It is requested to download “Post Info” app from Google Play Store and make use, according to a press release issued by the Chief Postmaster General, Tamilnadu Circle, Chennai 600 002
Ministry of Railways
Railways Minister holds a marathon meeting with captains of logistics industry to transform freight operations.
Solutions have to be innovative, profitable to bring down logistics cost: Shri Piyush Goyal
Union Minister for Railways, Shri Piyush Goyal today convened a meeting with the key players/stakeholders of the Logistics industry, to brainstorm the possible ways and means towards transforming the freight operations of the Indian railways. The marathon meeting which lasted for almost three hours saw a host of suggestions from the Industry on possible policy interventions towards making freight operations more efficient, profitable.
Highlighting the key role that Railways is playing during COVID crisis, the minister said that Railways looks upon the COVID crisis with great deal of concern and sympathy and during this period, Railways has acted as a lifeline for the nation by carrying essential goods across the country. Not only that “We also utilized this time for completion of some of our long pending works like increasing connectivity to the main lines, carrying out long pending maintenance works, dismantling/repairing damaged bridges and Improving our existing infrastructural facilities”, said Shri Goyal.
Simultaneously, we have also acknowledged the tremendous opportunity presented by the freight and logistic business and have planned several measures to improve our services in the near future, stressed the railways minister.
The meeting which saw participation of Chairman Railway Board, and other key officials along with top barons of the logistics industry saw a host of constructive suggestions which included switching to an assured time bound delivery model, providing some kind of insurance mechanism to the partners, rationalizing the freight rates and make logistic costs more reasonable, improving the efficiency of loading/unloading at terminals as well as ports in a phased manner etc.
Welcoming the suggestions from the industry ,the Railways Minister said that innovation is key and the solutions need to be profitable to bring the logistics cost down. “We need end to end nonstop faster trains, better signalling systems, better scheduled and time table cargo trains and better financing options, to transform the freight operations and help achieve the target of Doubling the total freight traffic to 2.5 billion Tonnes”, said Shri Goyal.
Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister greets everyone on Onam
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has greeted everyone on the auspicious occasion of Onam.
The Prime Minister said in X posts;
“Onam greetings to everyone! May your lives be showered with good health, unparalleled joy and immense prosperity. Over the last many years, Onam has become a global festival and it beautifully showcases the vibrant culture of Kerala.”
“ഏവർക്കും ഓണാശംസകൾ! നിങ്ങളുടെ ജീവിതത്തിൽ നല്ല ആരോഗ്യം, സമാനതകളില്ലാത്ത സന്തോഷം, അപാരമായ സമൃദ്ധി എന്നിവ വർഷിക്കട്ടെ. കഴിഞ്ഞ കുറേ വർഷങ്ങളായി ഓണം ഒരു ആഗോള ഉത്സവമായി മാറി, അത് കേരളത്തിന്റെ ഊർജ്ജസ്വലമായ സംസ്കാരത്തെ മനോഹരമായി പ്രദർശിപ്പിക്കുന്നു.”
Ministry of Labour & Employment
INVESTMENT OF EPFO FUND
Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation  invests Funds as per the Investment Pattern notified by the Government. Total corpus of various funds managed by EPFO as on 31.03.2022 was Rs. 18.30 lakh crore, which has been invested as under:
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Debt Investments 
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ETF Investments
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91.30%
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8.70%
EPFO does not invest directly in individual stocks including stocks of any blue chip company. EPFO invests in Equity markets through ETFs replicating BSE-SENSEX and NIFTY-50 indices. EPFO has also invested from time-to-time in ETFs constructed specifically for disinvestment of shareholding of the Government of India in body corporates. The details of investments made by EPFO in ETFs during the last five years and current year are as below:-
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2018-19
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27,974
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2019-20
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31,501
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2020-21
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32,071
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2021-22
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43,568
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2022-23
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53,081|
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2023-24

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13,017Provisional
This information was given by Union Minister of State for Labour and Employment Shri Rameswar Teli in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Finance
Exchange Rates Notification No.15/2020 - Customs 
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 , and in supersession of the notification of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs No.11/2020-CUSTOMS , dated 6th February, 2020 except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs hereby determines that the rate of exchange of conversion of each of the foreign currencies specified in column  of each of Schedule I and Schedule II annexed hereto, into Indian currency or vice versa, shall, with effect from 21st February, 2020, be the rate mentioned against it in the corresponding entry in column  thereof, for the purpose of the said section, relating to imported and export goods.
SCHEDULE-I
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Foreign Currency
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Rate of exchange of one unit of foreign currency equivalent to Indian rupees
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Australian Dollar
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48.80
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46.55
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Bahraini Dinar
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196.65
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184.45
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Canadian Dollar
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55.25
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53.25
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Chinese Yuan
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10.40
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10.05
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Danish Kroner
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10.55
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10.20
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EURO
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79.00
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76.05
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Hong Kong Dollar
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9.40
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9.05
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Kuwaiti Dinar
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242.40
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227.30
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New Zealand Dollar
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46.90
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44.70
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Norwegian Kroner
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7.85
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7.60
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Pound Sterling
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94.30
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91.00
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Qatari Riyal
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20.35
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19.10
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13.
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Saudi Arabian Riyal
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19.75
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18.55
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Singapore Dollar
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52.10
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50.30
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South African Rand
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4.90
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4.60
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Swedish Kroner
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7.45
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7.20
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17.
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Swiss Franc
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74.45
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71.60
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18.
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Turkish Lira
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12.15
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11.45
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UAE Dirham
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20.20
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18.95
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US Dollar
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72.65
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70.95
SCHEDULE-II
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Foreign Currency
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Japanese Yen
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65.65
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63.25
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Korean Won
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6.20
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5.80
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
MNRE organises Curtain Raiser ceremony for the 3rd RE-INVEST
Main event scheduled in October along with Second Assembly of International Solar Alliance
Ministry of New & Renewable Energy organised Curtain Raiser ceremony for the 3rd Edition of Renewable Energy Investors' Meet and Expo  which will be held from 30th October to 2nd November 2019 in India, coinciding with the Second Assembly of International Solar Alliance . Objective of the event is to attract the right investments in renewable energy  and present India’s RE story to the world.
Delivering the keynote address at the Curtain Raiser, Union Minister of State for Power and New & Renewable Energy  and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Shri RK Singh said that India holds enormous potential in renewable energy and it is an exciting place to invest in RE. “We have witnessed the emergence of an international consensus for renewable energy & RE-INVEST provides the perfect platform to take it forward,” the Minister added.
In his opening remark, Secretary, MNRE, Shri Anand Kumar said that in 2015, India had set a target of 175 GW renewable energy capacity by 2022. We've already installed 80 GW and are set to exceed the target, he added.
In his address, DG, ISA, Shri Upendra Tripathy emphasized the need to align fiscal, financial & industrial policies to cumulatively charge up the global energy ecosystem and bring energy access to more than one billion people who are without power in the world.
India is among the countries with the largest production of energy from renewable sources. As of June 30, 2019, India has an installed renewable energy capacity of 80.47 GW, of which solar and wind comprises 29.55 GW and 36.37 GW respectively. Biomass and small hydro power constitute 9.81GW and 4.6GW respectively. Thus, India offers one of the largest investment opportunities in the renewable space. The Government of India allows a 100 per cent FDI under the automatic route for projects of renewable power generation and distribution.
The 2nd Global RE-INVEST, was held from 2-5 October, 2018 and aimed at accelerating the worldwide effort to scale up renewable energy and connect the global investment community with Indian energy stakeholders. The 45 in-depth sessions featuring 220 speakers over the 3 days of the conference saw animated exchanges on various topics which brainstormed on expanding India’s RE market in the face of aggressive global competition.